'Message Too Short' Error

[cancidas]

i was trying to reply to this thread:
http://nycaviation.com/forum/threads/38741-Top-5-Favorite-Aircraft-Types?p=435294#post435294

with the following response:
http://i120.photobucket.com/albums/o161/cancidas/error.jpg

but wasn't able to post because of the error message stating my reponse was too short. no matter how much text, and later on, pure nonsense i added i still couldn't post the reply. what gives?

[gonzalu]

I am also having trouble wit hthe editors, advanced or not, I can't do any formatting and emoticons don't work

[Phil D.]

Cancidas, I see the problem, and it's a matter of BB Code.

If you look at your post, you start off with "open code" to begin a quote a Nick's post. I see where Nick's post ends, but there is no "closed code" to end the quote. Because, by the code, the quote never ended the editor thinks that you had none of your own text and that it's all quote...therefore making YOUR post too short. You need to officially end Nick's quote by taking on {/quote} (using brackets though), and THEN begin your own text.

That make sense?

[cancidas]

see it now, thanks phil.